Four blokes talk about design...

Four blokes talk about design…
Media Release: 3 August 2007

Come and listen to Jan Wilker, co-founder of internationally renowned New York design agency www.karlssonwilker.com. He’ll be talking about how he got started, what it was like working at world-famous NY design studio Sagmeister Inc., and what happened when he partnered with Hjalti Karlsson to form his own design agency, write a book, and work with big names like MTV, Puma, Warner Bros, New York Times, Museum of Modern Art, & The Guggenheim.
Wintec Moving Image Studio on Monday 6 August at 9am

Joe Lambert is a digital storytelling pioneer and the founding director of the Centre for Digital Storytelling in Berkley, California. Since 1994, Joe has promoted a method of participatory media practice that has spread around the globe as a new form of grassroots communication. Joe has delivered his world-renowned Digital Storytelling Workshop in 45 US states and 20 countries, assisting in the completion of more than 10,000 video works. See: http://storycenter.org.
Wintec Moving Image Studio on Thursday 9 August at 9am

Since 1994, Ecostore has developed and brought to the NZ market a leading range of eco friendly household cleaners, body care, pet care and organic gardening products. These are now available in most supermarkets and health stores throughout NZ, and in over 400 stores in Australia, Korea, Singapore Hong Kong and the UK. Ecostore founder and CEO Malcolm Rands will tell his story about the success of Ecostore and about design and sustainability.
Wintec Moving Image Studio on Friday 10 August at 9am

Douglas Lloyd Jenkins is a creative force in New Zealand design. Described by Wallpaper Magazine as one of the most influential design writers in the Southern Hemisphere, he has written 40 Legends of New Zealand Design, and At Home: A century of New Zealand Design. He is well known through his columns in the New Zealand Herald and Home & Entertaining and will speak on Spark’s finale day... don’t miss him!
Wintec Moving Image Studio on Friday 10 August at 11am

www.spark.net.nz
All Spark 07 events are free

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Background notes for editors:

Spark 07 is Wintec’s annual week-long international festival of media, arts and design. The festival is a celebration of creativity involving international and New Zealand artists, musicians, filmmakers, authors, photographers, designers, and media personalities. The festival includes presentations, workshops, exhibitions, events and screenings designed to inspire, stimulate ideas, and nourish creative thinking.

This year, Wintec is throwing open it’s doors to Spark 07. All tertiary students, academics, high school groups with teachers, and members of the public are all welcome to come to Spark 07 free of charge. Organised by Wintec’s Centre for Creative Industries with support from the Schools of Media Arts & Communication, the festival runs for 5 days from August 6-10 2007.

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